VOL. XCIV, NO. 247
★ WIDE MOAT STOCKS COMPARISON ★
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Thursday, January 1, 2026
Stock Comparison
United Rentals, Inc. vs Verisk Analytics, Inc.
Compare moat strength, market structure, and segment coverage to understand how each company defends its edge.
United Rentals, Inc.
URI · New York Stock Exchange
Weighted average of segment moat scores, combining moat strength, durability, confidence, market structure, pricing power, and market share.
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View URI analysisVerisk Analytics, Inc.
VRSK · NASDAQ Global Select Market
Weighted average of segment moat scores, combining moat strength, durability, confidence, market structure, pricing power, and market share.
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View VRSK analysisComparison highlights
- Moat score gap: Verisk Analytics, Inc. leads (87 / 100 vs 63 / 100 for United Rentals, Inc.).
- Segment focus: United Rentals, Inc. has 2 segments (70.7% in General Rentals); Verisk Analytics, Inc. has 2 segments (70.2% in Underwriting Solutions).
- Primary market structure: Competitive vs Oligopoly. Pricing power: Moderate vs Strong.
- Moat breadth: United Rentals, Inc. has 9 moat types across 3 domains; Verisk Analytics, Inc. has 6 across 3.
Primary market context
United Rentals, Inc.
General Rentals
Construction & industrial equipment rental (general line)
United States and Canada
Construction and industrial companies, manufacturers, utilities, municipalities, homeowners
Equipment rental provider / fleet operator
70.7%
Verisk Analytics, Inc.
Underwriting Solutions
Property and casualty insurance underwriting content and analytics (forms and rules and loss costs, underwriting data and catastrophe and weather risk)
Primarily U.S. (with growing international offerings)
P&C insurers (personal and commercial lines)
Insurance data and analytics and standards and content provider
70.2%
Side-by-side metrics
Moat coverage
Shared moat types
United Rentals, Inc. strengths
Verisk Analytics, Inc. strengths
Segment mix
United Rentals, Inc. segments
Full profile >General Rentals
Competitive
Specialty
Competitive
Verisk Analytics, Inc. segments
Full profile >Underwriting Solutions
Oligopoly
Claims Solutions
Oligopoly
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